How about a little longer?
Notes on Historical Records
Sima Qian
Yuelu Bookstore 1988 Edition
Historical Records is the pioneering work of China's biographical history. Mr. Lu Xun once lamented that it was a "unique historian"
Singing, Li Sao has no rhyme "
Historical Records is the crystallization of Sima Qian's life. It took about 15 years to concentrate on writing. If you count the preparation of materials,
Including, the total time will exceed 20 years. The history recorded in Historical Records began with the legendary Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and ended at the beginning of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Years, about 3000 years. Its style is biographical, with characters or families as the theme, strong story and beautiful writing.
The public is the pioneer and model of biographical literature in later generations, which has far-reaching influence.
The gestation and creation process of such excellent historical and literary works is also extraordinary. According to historical records, Sima Qian
Smart since childhood, "I recited ancient Chinese at the age of ten." His father was a historian of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, so Sima Qian accepted a solid foundation very early.
History training. When I grew up, I followed my father's wishes, studied in thousands of books, traveled on Wan Li Road and traveled all over the country, which benefited me a lot.
At the age of 38, Sima Qian became a historian of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Although his rank was low, Sima Qian still felt very honored, so he refused to associate with guests and friends, put aside his family business and devoted himself to historical monographs in order to make contributions to the interests of the monarch and the country. A great event in the second year deeply influenced Sima Qian. At that time, the Huns often invaded the Han Dynasty, and the general of the Han Dynasty, Li Ling, marched into the Huns. Being outnumbered and backed up, the soldiers surrendered to the Huns. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was furious and wanted to severely punish Li Ling's people. His ministers rushed to echo and said that Li Ling was guilty.
Only Sima Qian defended Li Ling, saying that Li Ling was honest and his defection was for a reason. I hope the emperor can forgive him.
However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was unmoved and took his anger out on Sima Qian, who was implicated and sentenced to "corruption". Sima Qian was extremely indignant.
Then I thought about suicide and revenge. But after fierce ideological struggle, he still decided to live a strong life, determined to "abandon small arts, snow is big."
Shame will be remembered for generations to come. "
So he went through all the hardships to complete the book "Historical Records", hoping to "understand the changes of ancient and modern times and become a family statement when studying heaven and man".
After reading the historical records, I feel great gains. The main experience is as follows.
First, I admire Sima Qian for telling the truth. When other colleagues greatly derogated from Li Ling in order to cater to the emotions of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, as a
A little historian,
The villain is very light,
In the face of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who was indignant at Li Ling's defection,
This requires a huge
Courage. Dare to stick to your own ideas and not be influenced by others,
Without a trace of selfishness,
Take the risk of anger and seize the power of life and death.
The emperor won a reasonable judgment for others. In the eyes of many people now, Sima Qian is really stupid and has a low emotional intelligence.
impertinently
I did the most inappropriate thing on that occasion. However, I think it is valuable for a person to stick to his own ideas all his life. Honestly,
Do practical things,
Being a real person is easy to say.
Ask yourself,
Can everyone really do it? Honestly,
Do practical things,
Being a real person is the minimum requirement of being a man, the urgent need of our times, and the realization of General Secretary Hu Jintao's "tree"
Establish and implement Scientific Outlook on Development ". But often some people hold "none of their business",
The principle of "keeping in good health with wisdom"